Future Career | 广以升学就业分享会——材料科学与工程专业

如何确定自己之后的研究方向？暑假的时间应该如何利用？是选择直博还是从硕士开始？面对在校学生对未来的种种疑惑，近日，广以材料科学与工程专业举行升学就业指导分享会。研究生院副院长Klaus-Dieter Liss教授，材料科学与工程系副主任谭启教授、Aleksandra Baron-Wiechec助理教授、谢作提助理教授结合自身经历，为学生们提供关于未来发展的建议。

“作为广以的学生，你们未来将会拥有很多选择。直接就业，选择创业，或者间隔一年留校做研究助理，又或者申请名校进行更深入的学习。你们要利用好广以的优势，选择适合自己的道路。”谭启教授在开场时对同学们说道，并希望同学们多和教授进行沟通，在这一过程中形成对未来清晰的规划。

Klaus-Dieter Liss教授和Aleksandra Baron-Wiechec助理教授同样也强调了沟通的重要性。Klaus-Dieter Liss教授希望同学们能够充分利用好广以特色的office hour时间，教授们愿意倾囊相授，但同时也期待大家的反馈。Aleksandra Baron-Wiechec助理教授认为，同学们应该从现在开始，多思考关于未来的规划以及实现这个规划所需要的技能，有针对性的去提升自己的个人能力。

谢作提助理教授则着重强调了优势互补的重要性。他表示，GPA不是考量一个人能力的唯一标准，研究、实验经历同样也非常重要。拥有丰富的科研经历，导师在写推荐信时也能更清晰的去挖掘你的个人亮点。

在提问环节，同学们踊跃和教授们互动，材料专业毕业生何杭霖同学也结合自身的申请经历，为师弟师妹们答疑解惑。他表示，教学助理和研究助理的经历，对未来海外高校的申请有很大帮助，并鼓励师弟师妹们多去实践，利用好广以丰富的科研资源，从而发现自己的研究潜力。

How to determine the future research direction? How to make good use of the summer vacation time? What’s the difference between direct Ph.D and start with master's degree? In order to provide guidance and suggestions for students, recently, GTIIT materials science and engineering program held a Seminar about Your Future Career in Academy and Industry. Prof. Klaus-Dieter Liss, Deputy Dean of the Graduate Studies; Prof. Daniel Tan, Deputy Head of Materials Science and Engineering Program; Assistant Professor Aleksandra Baron-Wiechec and Assistant Professor Xie Zuoti participated in the seminar, combining their own experiences to provide students with information about the future Development.

"As a GTIIT student, you have many choices about future. You can find a great job after graduate, choose to start a business, or stay in GTIIT as a research assistant in gap year, or apply a famous university in the world for further study. You must make good use of the advantages of GTIIT to choose the path that suits you." Professor Daniel Tan said at the beginning, and hopes that students can have more communicate with professors to make a clear plan for their future.

Prof. Klaus-Dieter Liss and Assistant Professor Aleksandra Baron-Wiechec also emphasized the importance of communication. Professor Klaus-Dieter Liss hopes that students can make good use of GTIIT office hour. Professors are willing to teach everything they know, but at the same time they look forward to the feedback. Assistant Professor Aleksandra Baron-Wiechec believes that students should start from now, think more about future plans and the skills needed for the plan so that students can improve their personal abilities in a targeted manner.

Assistant Professor Xie Zuoti emphasized the importance of complementary advantages. He said that GPA is not the only criterion for considering a person's ability, research and experimental experience are also very important. With a wealth of scientific research experience, the instructor will be able to dig out your personal highlights when writing a recommendation letter.

In the questioning session, students actively interacted with the professors. He Hanglin, graduate from material science and engineering program also shared his experience with junior classmates. He said that the experience of teaching assistants and research assistants will be of great help to future applications for overseas universities. He also encouraged junior classmates to practice more and make good use of GTIIT’s scientific research resources to discover their own research potential.